Noteworthy this mission marked the first successful combat sortie for the 23rd EBS on their 100th anniversary.

The mission also garnered a milestone for the squadron with 400 successful combat sorties with zero maintenance issues.

Noteworthy the unit completed conversion to B-52 bomber aircraft in 1959 at Travis Air Force Base (AFB) and in the same year the Squadron provided support to Air Reserve and Air National Guard programs and participated in disaster relief and other domestic emergency programs.

In Oct. 1962 the 23rd EBS played an important role during Cuban Missile Crisis by increasing bomber sorties, airborne and ground alert status. After having moved without personnel or equipment from Travis AFB, CA to Minot AFB, ND, in 1968, the unit provided qualified B–52 aircrews to other Strategic Air Command (SAC) units involved in combat operations in Southeast Asia until 1975.

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